“Penjing” – literally ”landscape in a pot” – is the Chinese equivalent of “Bonsai” but more specifically descriptive. Dave De Groot has travelled to China three times to attend penjing conventions, demonstrate, and learn. Seeing penjing “in the flesh” opened a new world of appreciation for the imagination, variety, and technical skill Chinese artists demonstrate in their work. China is a place where contemporary “International” style penjing live comfortably with trees in ancient traditional styles.